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Phonetic Sounds and Symbols

This document provides information on the sounds and symbols used to represent different vowel and consonant sounds in the English language. It includes tables showing examples of short and long vowel sounds represented by different symbols like /æ/, /ə/, /i/, /u/, /ɒ/ along with common spelling patterns. Consonant sounds and symbols are also defined along with examples demonstrating different syllable patterns typically found in English words.

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Phonetic Sounds and Symbols

This document provides information on the sounds and symbols used to represent different vowel and consonant sounds in the English language. It includes tables showing examples of short and long vowel sounds represented by different symbols like /æ/, /ə/, /i/, /u/, /ɒ/ along with common spelling patterns. Consonant sounds and symbols are also defined along with examples demonstrating different syllable patterns typically found in English words.

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Short A(a) Symbol= // or //

at am an ack
bat ham can back
cat jam Dan hack
fat m'am fan Jack
hat Pam Jan lack
mat ram man Mack
pat Sam Nan pack
rat yam pan rack
sat

ran sack
brat

tan tack
flat

van track
slat

Stan black
ab ad ag ap
cab bad bag cap
dab dad hag gap
fab fad jag lap
jab had lag map
nab lad nag nap
crab mad rag rap
slab pad sag sap
blab sad tag tap
drab tad wag zap
slab Brad zag trap

glad brag slap

drag clap

flag flap

strap
Sounds of A(a) Symbol= // or //, //,//,/o/
Short a// e
cat vary bar a bout
track marry car b a nan a
lap scarce part abolish
flag military mark abandon
cab solitary spark abrupt
glad ordinary armadillo was
ap contrary stark a ttack
van commentary bark armadillo
!am many palm restaurant
o "aw# o "au/augh o #
war gnaw authority
ball claw caught
call flaw taught
fall law distraught
hall dawn astronaut
mall lawn nausea
tall awesome assault
wall awkward auction
stall brawl caution
Long A (a) Symbol= //
Basic Patterns
a a-e ai ay
acorn snake train pray
apron made maid tray
alien spade rain stray
basic grade wait slay
data frame waist dismay
fatal chase gait sway
agent scrape snail stay
angel plate paint betray
anus trade fail day
able brae claim clay
Long A(a) Symbol= //
ei ea
ey et/er e/ee
reins break hey bidet ukulele
ein great prey beret !ercede
s
eil steak they cabaret beta
sheik(sheikh) obey gourmet cafe
reign coney alet resume
neigh surey dossier soiree
weigh atelier toupee
sleigh sommelier
eight
freight
Sounds of "(e) Symbols= /# / or //
Short / ea //

/
i
# / //
/ie/ai/e
i
red health minera
l
friend bereft
fed tread litter said e$cept
set bear better fair e$ist
bereft meant memb
er
pair reole%
better spread earn fare remit%
member dead learn heir debate%
elegant thread elegan
t
heirloo
m
before%
bend sweat search heiress tear
help breath electron
endor deaf begin%
Long "(e) Symbol= /!/
e e-e
ea ee ie ei
legion here each need belie
e
receie
regal these heat seed reliee receipt
cohesio
n
theme teac
h
weed besieg
e
deceie
me conced
e
leaf seen chief conceie
eil sincere leak seem achie
e
ceiling
neon bree drea
m
shee
p
niece deceit
meteor comple
te
peak steer &eld conceit
secant obsolet
e
chea
p
deep wield perceie
ehicle seere year meet shield ca'eine
decent real deal feel diesel counterf
eit
y ey oe /(/ ew
angry money amoeba few
marry monkey subpoen
a
cashew
berry donkey phoeni$ skew
bury abbey )hoebe screw
ery alley *ewel
crunchy *ersey brew
grumpy hockey chew
chimney renew
turkey interiew
attorney drew
Sounds of + (i) Symbols= /i / , //
Short i/i / y/i / //
&n myth con&rm
thin cylinder &rst
chin typical thirst
thick cryptic bird
,ick pyramid third
drift cynic girl
lift

&nally%
terminal
dim happy% aricose
wig grumpy intimida
% te
dip courtes
y%
mystify
Long + (i) Symbol= /-/. //0/
i
i-e
ie ei
pilot ice pie height
&nd &le tie heist
wild archie lie kaleidoscope
mind knife die meiosis
child mile ie seismic
&nal crime cruci&ed either%
library termite certi&ed neither%
migrate hire diersi&e
d
rottweiler
arrial e$ercise
annihilate improis
e
igh y
&ght cry
might ,y
twilight deny
fright reply
highlight comply
sight multiply
delight magnify
bright supply
night python
plight rhyme

Sounds of 1(o) Symbols= / 2 / or / / or
/o/. /u3 /. /4/
/ $ / / / /o/ /4/ /u3 / (oo) /u3 / (ou) /u3 / (oe)
clot aboe book soup shoe
chop dinosaur look through canoe
hot another good group
rob doctor loot acoustic
,ock proctor wool boulear
d
frog contest foot tour
cop gorilla wood brought
hop loe tooth course
problem seldom noodle couture
/au3 / /au3 /ow
/4/ ou /oi/ oy /4s/ ous
amount cow carousel toy dangerous
account bow% courtesy boy conscious
cloud howl cousin annoy lo5uacious
announce growl couple alloy courteous
arouse brow double conoy studious
astound ow trouble destroy spacious
hound mow% courage deploy malicious
ground powder ad*ourn employ continuous
bound plow *ourney en*oy famous
Long o //
o o-e oa oe ou ow
oal robe poach foe though row
bogus globe soak hoe thoroug
h
bow
poem code roast woeful dough mow
focus *oke approa
ch
toe soul show
so smoke throat potatoe
s
furloug
h
grow
ago hole foam aloe mourn arrow
progra
m
dome coal you borrow
mome
nt
bone road youth narrow
total telesco
pe
loaf meadow
Sounds of 6 (u) Symbols= /4/
Short /4/. /u3 /
run put
study push
much bull
under pull
number cushion
up
nun
bun
fun
Long 6(u) Symbols=/yuw/or /(/./uw/ or /oo/
/yuw/./(/ /uw/ u-e ue /oo/
music huge true
huge ,ute blue
usual prune clue
uniform spruce argue
uniersity rule
human include
fuel reduce
menu rude
future crude
%ue is usually silent when it occurs at the end
(uni5ue. fatigue. tongue)
%inal Syllables
A) cious, ceous,tious, seous,teous
Symbol=/shs/
&'cautious (' courteous
)'nauseous *' glorious
+'delicious ,' lo-uacious
.'sebaceous /' laborious
0'ambitious &1' industrious
B) cion, tion, sion
Symbol= /shn/
"# conversion (' portion
$# cooperation *' mansion
%# coercion ,' discussion
&# transportation /' -uotation
'# division &1' donation
C) ble, ple, gle,dle, tleetc
Symbol= /l/
&'capable (' girdle
)'purple *' title
+'triangle ,' 2ible
.'needle /' subtle
0'little &1' mantle
D) ted,ded
Symbol= /td/, /dd/,
&'gifted (' wounded
)'wanted *' attended
+'e3cited ,' grounded
.'conceited /' rebounded
0'deliberated &1' landed
E) ful
Symbol=/fl/
&' wonderful (' colorful
)' beautiful *' delightful
+' cheerful ,' fruitful
.' thoughtful /' graceful
0'dreadful &1' thankful
F) less
Symbol= /ls/
&'speechless (' bottomless
)'careless *' countless
+'payless ,' flawless
.'limitless /' harmless
0'ageless &1' helpless

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